Howard JENKINS Great War veteran??? (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, January 19, 2014, 15:02 (3962 days ago) @ sidhalemm

Hi Bill,
first, have you searched for Howard's Medal Card and hopefully Service/Pension Records, both for "your" Howard and separately for the Howard Army Number 57034 (VERY helpful info) that you found on CWGC ?. I don't currently have access to such Records so sadly cannot help your search.
(Out of curiosity, were there other Howard Jenkins listed on the CWGC site ?. If there were please look at all the entries, not just those that seem to fit wrt the Regiment, very often our ancestors joined, or were transferred into, "non Forest / Wales" regiments. (eg I spent a long time searching the Army Records for an ancestor with a fairly common name who we knew died in the trenches, looked at all the "local" Regiments, to eventually find he was a SAILOR in the Royal Naval Division... ).

Secondly, have you tried to search your Howard's life after 1911, altho I guess the name isn't the rarest so may well be difficult. Of particular help may be a marriage record, many young men married during the War, these Records sometimes include Army references.

Hope this helps, Jeff

UPDATE: I've just looked at CWGC and see no other Howards, but there are a few H.Jenkins listed which could be your Howard(similarly in the Medal Cards etc), please check them all as occasionally there will be extra notes added naming next of kin. Sadly I must away to the chores now, good luck.